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Light Therapy for Precancerous Skin

New Mexico rates for HCPCS 96573

A light-sensitizing medication is applied to abnormal, sun-damaged patches of skin, and a special light source is then used to activate it and destroy the treated cells. This approach targets areas of skin with early, precancerous changes before they can progress further. It's a non-surgical way to treat these patches without cutting into the skin.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Light Therapy for Precancerous Skin cost?

$251

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $251 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $245 from a physician practice, and about $871 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$245$195 to $282
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$871$316 to $1,259

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $871 · 10th to 90th $251 to $1,445Professionalmedian $245 · 10th to 90th $191 to $832
$100.0$1.0K$10.0K$100.0Kfacility $871professional $245

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$309.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$1,288.25
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,513.56
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$309.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$363.08
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$309.03
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$436.52
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$389.05
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,445.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$389.05

Where New Mexico sits

The same service costs 2.5 times more in Alaska than in Florida. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

New Mexico $251 · 25th of 51
AK $525FL $209

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.